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1mo ago

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I spent 4 hours trying to get the grain direction right on a batch of handmade paper for endpapers before I finally got it.

Tell me about it, @finleythomas, I've wasted hours on a missing comma.

1mo ago

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Hot take: I stopped using a lift bag for small salvage jobs after a tricky recovery in Tampa Bay

Forget saving time, that's a safety hazard waiting to happen. A real lift bag has a proper valve and rated strength. That trash bag could pop from a sharp edge you didn't see, sending gear straight to the bottom. I've seen a cheap rig fail and cost someone a whole outboard motor. The current just makes a flimsy fix even more risky. Proper gear exists for a reason.

1mo ago

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My steamer gave out mid-facial on a Saturday morning

Ugh that's the worst feeling lol. My old facial steamer did the exact same thing during a busy Saturday last year, just died with a client in the chair. Had to scramble with the hot towel cabinet too and it totally throws off your rhythm. Now I keep my even older, kinda janky one in the back closet just in case. It steams unevenly but it's better than nothing in a pinch.

1mo ago

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Finally got the nerve to try a French polish after a demo at the state fair

Yeah, that demo confidence is a real trap. I tried it on a small table I'd made, and it was a mess. My rubber kept sticking, and I got streaks everywhere. It looks easy when they do it, but the rhythm is everything. I had to strip it back to bare wood and start over.

1mo ago

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Heard a guy at the coffee shop say he started with C and it clicked better than Python

My buddy said the same thing after he tried C first, lol.